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Mattel yesterday announced the release of a short-haired Barbie modeled after out lesbian soccer star Abby Wambach. Via Gay Star News: If you thought Barbie dolls were all one shape and image, the new Abby Wambach doll goes some way to confronting stereotypes and showing young girls (and boys), that female role models don’t all come in one mold. Wambach, ...

You-know-who is going to go apeshit. The Advocate reports: The new Moschino Barbie is a huge hit (currently sold-out!), and its commercial is breaking boundaries by featuring a young boy in it. “Moschino Barbie is so fierce!” the boy screams as he and two female friends laud the doll, done up in designer Jeremy Scott’s sleek glamour. Barbie’s cellphone goes ...

The Black Israelites can often be found in Times Square wearing their Earth Wind & Fire costumes and screaming about sodomites and how Black Jesus is going to come back any day and kill every white person. This week they’re in the news because they’re rilly rilly mad that the talking doll they ordered in the likeness of their leader ...

Product description: “Jesus of Nazareth’s Mix n’ Match magnetic wardrobe. What will Jesus wear? You decide. Stick this magnetic Jesus on your fridge and dress him up for Easter Sunday, casual Friday and 5 other mix-and-match looks. The Jesus figure measures approximately 8” tall. This magnetic set includes approximately 25 magnetic clothes and accessories. $13.95.” Source.

In response to an online petition, Hasbro says they are working on the launch of a gender-neutral version of the long-selling Easy Bake Oven. McKenna Pope, 13, of Garfield, N.J., got more than 40,000 signatures on her online petition at Change.org and the support of celebrity chefs including Bobby Flay, who backed her call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral ...

This is not, surprisingly, from The Onion. Global Grind reports: Mattel has announced plans to produce their first ever Drag Queen Barbie in collaboration with the New York City-based design duo The Blonds, who are responsible for dressing some of the biggest names around, including Katy Perry and Jennifer Lopez. The gender bender doll called ‘The Blonds Blond Diamond Barbie ...

A fantasy toy from Babeland. On the Red Channel:“Oh yeah, baby, just like a filibuster.”“I’ll make you scream louder than a Fox News talk show host.”“A little lower please, and I mean lower than a billionaire’s tax rate.”“Drill, baby, drill.” On the Blue Channel:“We can do this together, yes, we can.”“A little more to the left, oh yeah, there, that’s ...

You will join the Apple Borg, my child. According to ThinkGeek, the set “introduces children to the magic of Apple technology.” There’s an entire two-level Apple Store staffed by PLAYMOBIL™ associates, with tiny demo tables filled with minuscule Apple gear, software shelves, and even the kid’s corner on the ground floor. Upstairs, there’s a Genius Bar and a Keynote Theater ...

Some Native Amerians in South Dakota are upset that McDonald’s has issued a new Happy Meal figure of General George Custer. The toy is a tie-in with the new Night At The Museum movie. The fast food chain’s decision to circulate the toy in Indian Country is akin to circulating a Hitler figure in Israel, according to Laurette Pourier, executive ...